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by estimator7292 237 days ago
Population demographics is not zero-sum. Very soon the fraction of people who are too old to work will be larger than the fraction who can. We'll lose a shit ton of able, working bodies all across the board. This will tank the econony and quality of life for everyone.

This is the exact problem Japan is facing. You should go read up on how well that's "self-correcting" (it isn't)